Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-06-10
TERRITORIAL ITEMS.

Seven hundred dollars and some
jewelry were taken from the safe in
Thomas Bishop & Cos butcher shop
at Port Townsend Monday night. No
clue to the burglars.
The crops of farmers on the marsh
have been more or less injured by the
high water that has prevailed this
week, says the Eye, but while the
farmers mourn the loggers smile, as
the latter have been enabled to make
pretty clean drive of the logs put in
this spring.
The Sprague Journal thus closes
its account of the driving of the last
spike: Assistant General Manager
Buckley then drove home the spike
which riveted the rails of the great
transcontinental line of the United
States. Tacoma, shake. Farewell,
Portland, long farewell! ...
Miss Eva Clark, of Tacoma, who
has been sick for a long time, died
at Tacoma yesterday afternoon, at the
home of her sister, Mrs. Scott Hewett,
aged % years, after protracted ILL
ness. She was daughter of Hon.
Frank Clark, who for many years was
one of Washington Territory's most
prominent citizens.
Great activity prevails in logging
on the lower Columbia river and its
branches, there being at least fifty
camps with from one to three teams
at work in each, pulling into the wa
ter daily an average of IL, 600 feet of
logs. There will be at least 10000
600 feet of logs put into the river be-
fore the season closes. This log crop
is worth $825,OOO. -
A. Hagarty, who is operating two
logging camps on the Skykomish,
will adopt a very novel means OF
transporting freight up river at low
water. A scow so feet long, with a
beam Of 8 feet, was launched last
weeks at Ferguson's wharf. One span
OF horses Cor more if necessary will
furnish the motive power for the craft,
and use the river bed and bars as q
tow-path."
The first through train over the
switch-back, from Western Washing
ton, arrived at Tacoma, Monday P.
M. 1t consisted of baggage car,
caboose and one emigrant car. The
passengers were 81 miners, who left
Chicago week ago Sunday They
were delayed at the Mullan tunnel.
They left by the mornings boat for
Port Townsend where they will take
the steamer AncOn for Alaska.
Louis Mcmillan, of White river,
King county, died last Monday, after
. painful illness OF many months dur
alton. Mr.. Mcmillan was born in Pc
oria county, ILL.,, April 7. 1887, and
came to this country in 1859 or 60.
Deceased was well and iavorably
known throughout the county and res
pected by all. He was engaged in the
stock business for some eighteen
years on White river. Deceased leaves
a devoted wife to mourn his loss, who
has the sympathy of many friends in
ueT sau bereavement. ''A'
A large delegation Of citizens as
sembled at Union Wharf, Port Town
send, Tuesday, to welcome the Pioneer
excursionists upon their arrival. Tie
North Pacific was crowded. Many
cordial greetings, and happy reunions,
were apparent. At 10 o'clock the
yearly meeting was called to order in
the Red Mems wigwam. The build
ing was packed. A rough calculation
placed the arrivals at 500. E. Meeker,
of Puyallup, was elected President
D. E. Blaine and G. O. Halter, both of
Seattle, First and Second Vice Presi-
dents, respectively; Francis Henry, of
Olympia, Secretary; G. A. Barnes, of
Olympia, Treasurer; H. Roeder, OF
Whatcom, and Hillory Butler, of Sc.
attic, Trustees. Seattle was selected
as the place for holding the next an
nual reunion in June, 1883.
| One day this week, the Sheriff OF
Cowlitz county boarded the north
bound train, near Kalama, with two
insane men destined for the Asylum.
One who had came from Garfield coun-
ty In charge OF keeper, was securely
handcuffed and tied. The other from
Cowlitz county was not in irons.
When nearing Tenino the latter ex.
pressed desire to go to the closet in
the car. The officer accompanied him,
but the insane man plunged through
the window and made for the brush
after he landed upon his feet. The
train was stopped, and some Of the
passengers tried to find the man. Not
succeeding the sheriff remained on the
ground and the train moved on with
the man who was in irons. At the
time OF the occurrence the train was
moving at only fair rate of speed.
| One effect of the completion of the
Cascade Division of the Northern. Pa.
cific is already apparent in the reauc
ton OF rates just made by the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Co., between
its termini, Portland and Easterh
Washington. The rate on sugar hai
been reduced from ~ to 50 cents pei
hundred pounds; on tea from 9l1
to 81 TO-; coffee, 81 10 to 81; caf4a
in boxes 81 10 to IS cents; barb We,
from 81 10 to IS cents, in small or car.
load lots. A slight reduction has been
made in the rates on agricultural i'm
plements all around. The reduction
on groceries is quite general. The
rate on canned goods is a fair sample
OF the reduction on groceries, being
from 81 10 to IS cents per 100 pounds
The new rate Of grain sacks is also en-,
couraging, being 81 cents in place Of
81 10 as heretofore. There is good
reason for believing that reduction
OF the rate on wheat will follow, and
that it will be as low as 81 or 81 so per
ton instead of the present. Sc.
Death Of Vice President wheeler.
WATERFOWL, N. Y, June 4.-Hon
William A. Wheeler, ex-Vice President